Improvement in snow-shovels



1E. HUNTER.

Snow-Shovels.

No. 137,001. Y PareniedMamhmnan.

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EDWARD HUNTER, OF NORVIGH, CONNECTICUT.

|MPRQVEMENT 1N sNow-sHovELs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 137,001, dated March18, 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern Beit known that I, EDWARD HUNTER, ofNorwich, in the county of New London and State ofOonnecticuhave inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tips or Shoes for'Snow-Shovels;and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, which forms part of this specilication:

Figure l is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a crosssection, as indicated by thedotted line x a: of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a view ot' the wrought ormalleable iron core detached from the sheetmetal plates.

Like letters in all figures of the drawing indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a tip or shoe to be put onto the edge of asnow-shovel to protect it from wear, and consists in the combination ofa wrought or cast iron core with sheetmetal plates, constructed andapplied to the shovel, as will be hereinafter more fully explained.

A is the core, having projections c on the back edge, and shoulders b bon the sides, to receive the sheet-metal-plates B B, which come squarelyagainst the shoulders and iiush with the surfaces of the sides of thecore. The projections a are provided with holes, by wh ich the core issecurely fastened by rivets cto the plates. The core may have its backedge straight or solid across, but the projections are preferable aslessenin g the weight and cost of the tip. The tip, as thus constructed,is very easily attached to the shovel, the sides of which are taperedenough toward the edge to allowr the plates to slip on over it until theback edge of the core comes squarely against the edge of the shovel,when the plateswhich are provided with holes d near their back edges-arefastened with tacks, screws, or any suitable means that will accomplishit. The durability of a wooden snow-shovel is thus very much increasedby the attaching ot a tip to its edge, and snow that has becomecompacted or frozen to the sidewalks can beV much more readily removedwithout injury to the shovel.

The advantages ot' this improved tip are, that the cutting into the edgeof the shovel and the constructing ot' the tip with Wings or arms toattach it, as heretofore, is dispensed with, the tip not only protectingthe edge fully from wear, but the sides also for a suitable distanceabove. A

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim therein as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A tip or shoe for a wooden snow-shovel,

consisting ot' a wrought or cast iron core, in combination withsheet-metal plates, substantially as set fort-h.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto February, 1873.

EDWARD HUNTER. Witnesses:

E. H. TIFT, SOLOMON LUCAS.

set Ymy hand this 6th day ot'

